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Step by Step to Prevention Outcomes:

Step by Step to Prevention Outcomes:. Building a Coalition, Implementing Effective Programs and Paying for it All. PRESENTED BY:. Donna Herchek, Counseling Services of Lancaster Dr. Paul N. McKenzie, Southeast Center for Strategic Community Development;

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Step by Step to Prevention Outcomes:

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  1. Step by Step to Prevention Outcomes: Building a Coalition, Implementing Effective Programs and Paying for it All

  2. PRESENTED BY: Donna Herchek, Counseling Services of Lancaster Dr. Paul N. McKenzie, Southeast Center for Strategic Community Development; Heather R. Mueller, The Children's Council, Charlene McGriff, Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault REPRESENTING: The Lancaster Prevention Coalition Lancaster, South Carolina

  3. WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES • Background and History • Establishing and/or Strengthening your Coalition • Best Practice Programming • Paying the Bills

  4. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY • Founded in 1998, Lancaster, SC • 40 Public, Private, Civic, & Faith Based Entities, including: Law Enforcement School District Dept. of Social Services Higher Education Mental Health Dept. of Juvenile Justice Recreation Department Media NAACP Faith Community CBO’s DAODAS Parents Youth United Way

  5. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY • 8th Year of DFCS • Over $20 million in prevention funding • Major Accomplishments: Programming in every school in community Longitudinal Reduction in Alcohol and Drug Use Rural Substance Abuse Prevention Conference Legislative Breakfast Annual Town Hall Meetings Cable Access TV Program Annual Community and Parent Assessments Telephone Poll

  6. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY Guided by Strategic Prevention Framework Risk Factors Protective Factors Evidence Based Prevention Services Environmental Strategies

  7. RISK FOCUSED PREVENTION MODEL WHY DO CERTAIN YOUTH ENGAGE IN RISKY BEHAVIORS SUCH AS: • DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE • DELINQUENCY • TEEN PREGNANCY • SCHOOL DROP OUT • VIOLENCE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO REDUCE THESE PROBLEM BEHAVIORS?

  8. RISK FACTORS • According to the model, certain environmental variables that increases the likelihood that a youth will engage in one of the problem behaviors. • The more Risk Factors present in the life of a child, the greater likelihood that he/she will develop the problem behavior. • Nineteen (19) risk factors have been found predictive of the problem behaviors. These risk factors have been organized into four domains: Community Family School Individual/Peer

  9. PROTECTIVE FACTORS • Other environmental variables that insulate youth from experiencing problem behaviors. • The more Protective Factors present in the life of a child, the less likely he/she will participate in a problem behavior. • It is the combination of RISK and PROTECTIVE FACTORS that help to predict whether a child will develop a problem behavior such as substance abuse, delinquency or dropping out.

  10. In order to prevent these behaviors from occurring, interventions should therefore: • Reduce individual Risk Factors • Increase Protective Factors

  11. CUT TO THE CHASE… HOW WE DID IT

  12. THREE THINGS YOU MUST DO • PARTNERSHIP, A REAL ONE • DATA, AND LOTS OF IT • BEST PRACTICES, AND WELL RUN

  13. STEP ONE: THE COALITION TOP TEN KEYS TO A PERFECT PARTNERSHIP

  14. STEP ONE: THE COALITION IT’S EASIER TO BUILD IT RIGHT AT THE START, THAN FIX IT LATER

  15. STEP ONE: THE COALITION THE BEST WAY TO GET PEOPLE INVESTED IS TO PUT THEM TO WORK …IF YOU DON’T PLAN THE ACTIVITY, YOU BECOME THE ACTIVITY

  16. STEP ONE: THE COALITION COLLABORATION IS MORE THAN SHARING INFORMATION

  17. STEP ONE: THE COALITION NO PRE-CONCEPTIONS… FOLLOW “THE ROPE”

  18. STEP ONE: THE COALITION DIVERSITY IS MORE THAN A CATCH-PHRASE

  19. STEP ONE: THE COALITION IT’S A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT

  20. STEP ONE: THE COALITION WE ALL LOVE EACH OTHER… UNTIL MONEY IS ON THE TABLE

  21. STEP ONE: THE COALITION WATCH OUT FOR THE “800 POUND GORILLAS”

  22. STEP ONE: THE COALITION DATA IS KEY

  23. STEP ONE: THE COALITION MOVE TO MAYBERRY

  24. STEP ONE: THE COALITION WHAT DOES THE RESEARCH SAY ABOUT EFFECTIVE COALITIONS?

  25. CHARACTERISTICS OF DFC PROJECTS: • Total Grants: 719 • 98% of DFC are using at least one environmental strategy to target substance abuse • Community Education/Raising Awareness 95% • Changing Institutional or Governmental Policies 29% • Increasing attention to Enforcement of Laws 36%

  26. What Does an Effective Coalition Look Like? • N = 53 • Are primarily in Rural areas (76%) compared to all reported coalitions (56%). • Have been established for an average of 5.7 years. • Are in communities with an average of 968 you in grades 9-12.

  27. STEP TWO: THE DATA • Develop a Data Warehouse • Longitudinal is Optimal General Demographics Population Ethnicity Age Poverty Employment Adult Education Housing Transition Divorce Family Structure

  28. STEP TWO: THE DATA Social Fabric Crime CDV ATOD Runaways Disease Firearms Teen Pregnancy Delinquency Health

  29. STEP TWO: THE DATA Education Achievement Attendance Expulsions Suspensions Dropout Retentions ESL Lunch Status College Attendance Reading Patterns

  30. DATA SOURCES ARCHIVAL DATA • Kids Count • Census.gov • PSK12.com • National Center for Education Statistics • Fedstats.gov

  31. DATA SOURCES LOCAL OR STATE ARCHIVES • Department of Education • Health Department • AODAS • Department of Social Services • Department of Juvenile Justice • City/County • Governor's Office

  32. DATA SOURCES SURVEY DATA Adapt an Existing Survey Protocol Monitoring the Future Pride Survey CSAP Risk and Protective Survey Communities that Care

  33. DATA SOURCES SURVEY DATA Develop Your Own Survey Draft a Template Review Field Test Revise

  34. Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree LIKERT SCALE RESPONSES VS.

  35. SURVEY INTEGRITY Reported 30 Day vs. Lifetime Use Comparability with Other Datasets “L-Scale” Tabulation Accuracy: Opscan Optical Mark Reader Survey Tracker Audience Response System

  36. RESOURCE DATA SERVICES Type History Dosage Capacity Staffing Funding Evaluation Partners Gaps Intake Research Resources TARGET POPULATION Age Gender Ethnicity Geography

  37. ACTING ON THE DATA • PRIORITIZE NEEDS AND GAPS • DETERMINE TARGET POPULATION • TARGET UNDERSERVED AREAS • GEOGRAPHICAL ACCESS Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

  38. BEST PRACTICE PROGRAMS DATA TARGET POPUATION STRATEGIES Cultural Competence Gender Developmental Status Geographical Location BUILDING YOUR OWN VS. IMPLEMENTING AN EXISTING MODEL

  39. FINDING PROGRAMS • National Registry of Effective Prevention Programs (NREPP) • SAMHSA Model Programs • Department of Justice • Department of Education • National Governor’s Association • FamilyStrengthening.org • Helping America’s Youth

  40. EXAMPLES: FAMILY BASED • FAST: Families and Schools Together • Strengthening Families • Creating Lasting Family Connections • Making Parenting a Pleasure • Effective Black Parenting • Los Ninos Bien Educados • Confident Parenting • Parenting Wisely • Raising a Thinking Child • Parent – Child Home Program

  41. EXAMPLES: YOUTH BASED • Positive Action • Towards No Drug Abuse • Class Action • Life Skills Training • Mentoring • All Stars • Project Alert

  42. EXAMPLES: SYSTEM BASED • Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol • Brief Strategic Therapy

  43. PAYING FOR IT ALL THINK ABOUT RAISING MONEY… YOU HAVE ONE DOLLAR. YOU MUST DONATE IT ALL. DIVIDE IT ANY WAY YOU LIKE. HERE ARE THE ‘GRANT APPLICATIONS’

  44. GRANT DEVELOPMENT

  45. IDENTIFYING FUNDING • Local • State • Foundation • Federal

  46. IDENTIFYING FUNDING INTERNET Web Sites Keyword Search MAILING LISTS Foundations State Departments Federal Departments

  47. DEVELOP THE PROJECT DOCUMENT THE NEED Use local data Establish the “Greased Rails” Perspective Include the “Consumer Perspective” Identify Community Resources Articulate “Gaps”

  48. BUILD THE CASE FOR PROGRAM Link program to Identified Needs Identify Best Practices Underscore Scientific Merit of Project

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